In this issue: Guide Not Give. Stretch Healthy Leader Chris Butcher. Career4Me Offer. April 20 Stretch webinar and Strategic Planning Bootcamp.

by Darcy Bien The other night my son, Logan, a sophomore at The Seven Hills School, told me his teacher, Marcus Twyford, reminds students to “Guide, not Give.” This simple, powerful phrase struck me in many ways. Guide not give: the antithesis of Gumball Management My business partner, Cyndi, explains gumball management like this: put a quarter in the machine and receive a shiny gumball (aka. the answer) instead of using the opportunity to train and teach.

Admittedly, I feel like handing out the quarter at times. Let’s be real – giving someone the answer is a lot easier and takes less time, not to mention the satisfaction we feel when we help someone. But, as leaders, are we developing people when we give them the answer? Twenty years ago, when I started facilitating strategic planning sessions, I thought it was my job to provide answers. Boy was I wrong; it’s my job to facilitate a great process, ask tough questions, and help you answer questions... CONTINUE READING

We are thrilled to introduce Rieley Scott, Co-Founder at Career4Me. She is passionate about helping future leaders find and navigate their path.  When students graduate from high school and college, there are lots of changes and unknowns; Career4Me is a great resource to give them more self awareness as they venture into the world. We are giving you $20 off of a Coach Guided Student or Professional Career4Me Program. To redeem, go to Career4Me.coach and use code SL$20. [Valid through 6/1/21. Birkman must be taken by 6/15/21 and coaching session held by 7/15/21.] Darcy's daughter, Lily, recently worked with Rieley to better understand her gifts. Lily learned a tremendous amount from the Birkman tool and her 1:1 coaching conversation.

Become the strategic planning expert at your company. This self-paced training is ONLY $299! With four self-paced modules in an electronic format, this Bootcamp will equip you with the necessary process and resources to create winning strategies for your organization. Mathew Neff has worked with Darcy and her Strategy in Motion tools for many years. He wanted to take his skills to the next level, so Mathew completed the Bootcamp training to earn his Strategic Planning certification and will now lead Strategic Planning for his company.

Culture fuels strategy in a thriving business. And that's precisely how we help clients succeed. Working with mid-size, growth-oriented companies, we bridge the gap between culture, strategy & implementation. Stretch co-founders Cyndi Wineinger and Darcy Bien also serve clients through The Wineinger Company and Partners in Change.

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